Where does “enthralldom” come from?
enthralldom (English) comes from English enthrall, from Middle English enthrallen, from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
enthralldom (English): The act of enthralling, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of enthralling, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “enthralldom”, step by step
enthralldom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enthrall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enthrall | To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or... |
| 2 | Middle English | enthrallen | To bring into subjection |
| 3 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |